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Quakers talk about truth being experiential.  What does that mean?  To understand that you need to make a distinction between two kinds of experience.  For example, if I take a trip to Paris, I might experience the Eiffel Tower, a walk along the Seine River, a visit to Notre Dame.  That is one kind of

Came across these curious quotes from Goethe this week that seem to echo what was said at meeting for worship this past Sunday. from Torquato Tasso:O, that we forget so much to followThe pure and quiet wink of the heart.Wholly silently, a god speaks in our breast . . From Years of Wandering How can

We have Quarterly Meeting Carlisle this weekend. I came across this passage recently that made me think of John Darnell, a beloved Friend from Frederick, who gave practically the same message about the blind men and the elephant at multiple Quarterly gatherings. If you’re unfamiliar with the story, 5 blind men are exploring an elephant

Here’s a link to sites related to BYM’s lawsuit to prevent ICE from entering houses of worship.

In preparation for a program on meeting for worship and vocal ministry, I have been rereading some contemporary sources. Here is quote from Rachel Muers’ Keeping God’s Silence.   The most important risk taken in listening, however, is not the risk of being “defeated” by some more powerful speaker, but the risk shared with the

Words Matter by Wayne Finegar, Executive Director The continued war on anyone and anything that doesn’t match Pete Hegseth’s vision of a “warrior” has had multiple victims lately. Along with women, LGBTQ+ people, and people of color, words have come under attack. In one of the weirdest moves yet, there was a mass search and

“For conscience’s sake to God, we are bound by his just law in our hearts to yield obedience to [authority] in all matters and cases actively or passively; that is to say, in all just and good commands of the king and the good laws of the land relating to our outward man, we must

From the Daily Quaker Message website – “…We are not for Names, nor Men, nor Titles of Government, nor are we for this Party, nor against the other, because of its Name and Pretense; but we are for Justice and Mercy, and Truth and Peace, and true Freedom, that these may be exalted in our